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Ascential PLC ASCL

Morningstar Rating
GBX 314.80 +3.80 (1.22%)
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Price vs Fair Value

ASCL is trading at a 4% discount.
Price
GBP 314.82
Fair Value
GBP 518.46
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
GBP 256.75
5-Star Price
GBP 516.61
Economic Moat
Ngx
Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
GBX 311.00
Day Range
GBX 309.60315.00
52-Week Range
GBX 187.40320.80
Bid/Ask
GBX 0.00 / GBX 0.00
Market Cap
GBX 139.12 Bil
Volume/Avg
6.1 Mil / 2.6 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
16.10
Price/Sales
6.81
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
Dividend Yield (Forward)
Total Yield
0.37%

Company Profile

Ascential PLC is engaged in providing specialist information, analytics, events, and digital commerce optimization to consumer brands and their ecosystems. The company has four operating segments; Digital Commerce includes measurement, optimization, and execution for digital commerce growth, Product Design includes consumer product trend forecasting, data, and insight to create world-class products and experiences, Marketing includes events, services, and tools to measure and optimize marketing creativity, media, and platform effectiveness and efficiency, and Retail and Financial Services includes events, data, and tools to improve performance and drive innovation in retail and financial services. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Digital Commerce segment.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Advertising Agencies
Stock Style Box
Small Growth
Total Number of Employees
3,996

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
ASCL
WALD
FDP
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
16.1069.52
Price/Book Value
2.621.95
Price/Sales
6.811.13
Price/Cash Flow
25.84
Price/Earnings
ASCL
WALD
FDP

Financial Strength

Metric
ASCL
WALD
FDP
Quick Ratio
0.120.391.29
Current Ratio
2.081.261.29
Interest Coverage
1.230.87−0.26
Quick Ratio
ASCL
WALD
FDP

Profitability

Metric
ASCL
WALD
FDP
Return on Assets (Normalized)
1.43%−16.83%1.96%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
3.44%−21.29%3.94%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
3.43%−13.20%4.40%
Return on Assets
ASCL
WALD
FDP
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